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Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title Assistant Director, Mary Jean Price Walls Student Resource Center

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department Student Resource Center Programs

HR Home Department 080126 STUDENT SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY SERVICES

Pay Grade 42

Proposed Salary $41,000 - $46,000/annual

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Appointment Type Full Time Regular

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Director, Mary Jean Price Walls Student Resource Center supports the Director in creating a welcoming campus and developing retention strategies for students. The Assistant Director assesses student needs and develops programs and services.

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Description of Primary Duties

The Assistant Director, Mary Jean Price Walls Student Resource Center supports the Director in creating a welcoming campus and developing retention strategies for students. The Assistant Director assesses student needs and develops programs and services.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.

Experience: Two years of professional experience in which the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities in ethnic studies, cultural studies, student affairs, or educational leadership were gained is required. Experience in program development and implementation is required. Experience with student development and supervision is required. Experience working in a higher education setting is preferred. Experience with fiscal management and human resources practices is preferred.

Skills: Demonstrated effectiveness working with students and colleagues as an educator, advisor, leader, and role model is required. A demonstrated success in enhancing cultural competence is preferred. Strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills are required. Public presentation skills and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with many different stakeholders are required. The ability to conceptualize, plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs appropriate for a higher education community is required. The ability to maintain timely and effective communication through email, social media, and telephone in a professional manner is required.

Other: Some travel and evening and weekend work is required.

Additional Qualifications

Link to Job Description https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/JobDescriptions/1197.htm

Open Date 05/01/2025

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

The first date of consideration is May 22, 2025, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such as watermarks may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application. Official transcripts required at time of hire.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, 417-836-4252.

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20250081FTS

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/81393

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ * How did you hear about this vacancy?

+ Indeed

+ Linkedin

+ Missouri State University Website

+ Google

+ Employee Referral

+ Job Alerts

+ HigherEdJobs.com

+ Personal Contacts / Networking

+ Job Board (CareerBuilder.com, Monster, etc.)

+ Other

+ * Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Are you a current full-time regular Missouri State University employee?

+ Yes, I am a current full-time faculty/staff University employee.

+ No, I am not currently employed by the University.

+ No, I am a current per course faculty member.

+ No, I am a current part-time staff University employee.

+ No, I am a current University graduate assistant or teaching assistant.

+ No, I am a current student University employee.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Resume

+ Cover Letter

+ Unofficial Transcripts - 1

Optional Documents

+ Other Documents -1